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fall on one's sword

fall on one's sword (fall on one's sword)

Idiom Responsibility

Signification

to take responsibility for a failure, often at great personal cost

assumer la responsabilité d'un échec, souvent à un grand coût personnel (assumer la responsabilite d'un echec, souvent a un grand cout personnel)

Phrases d'exemple

"He decided to fall on his sword and resign after the scandal."

"Il a décidé de tomber sur son épée et de démissionner après le scandale." (Il a decide de **tomber sur son epee** et de demissionner apres le scandale.)

Expressions Connexes

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deceitful; pretending to be friendly while being dishonest

shoot for the stars

to aim for something very ambitious

born in the purple

born into a wealthy or royal family

ring the changes

to make changes to something to make it more interesting or...

in the driver's seat

to be in control of a situation

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To achieve something very difficult or seemingly impossible.